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Green living
A hot new buzzword is green living. How do you live a sustainable lifestyle?
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From dying coral reefs to climate action
Coral reef scientist Kim Cobb is well aware of global warming's effects. So she is lowering her own carbon footprint.
'Europe and Africa can learn from each other'
Nneota Egbe gives us the lowdown on what he's learned over the course of hosting 100 episodes of eco@africa.
Turning the tide: waves of energy
Technologies are being developed to harness the hydrokinetic energy in tidal flows.
Is the EU doing enough to protect fisheries?
British fans of fish and chips breathed a sigh of relief in 2017 when stocks of North Sea cod recovered so well they were again labelled sustainable. But as a whole, Europe's fisheries are far from healthy. Campaigners and scientists accuse EU politicians of giving in to industry lobbyists and setting unsustainable quotas. DW's Lars Bevanger met them to find out more.
South Africa's 'alien' burials
A South African scheme to combat invasive plants is also helping poor communities bury their dead.
'Durability' eco-labels
France has floated the idea of slapping sustainability labels on products to tell consumers how long they will last.
Making cities organic food gardens
Many German cities are taking on the task of producing organic products on a hyperlocal level.
Empty plastic bottles – what next?
Plastic bottles are easy to buy, but hard to get to get rid of. They end up as trash on the street or in nature, are recycled into products like fleece clothing – and sometimes enter our food chain. We need alternatives.
Wood works
More and more contemporary architects discover timber as a building material.
Where do your winter roses come from?
Kenya is one of the world's biggest exporters of cut flowers. But those blossoms come at a price to the environment.
World in Progress: Cities of the Future
How can citites become more sustainable and ready for a rapid influx of people?
World in Progress: Shaping the Future
Cambodia opposition - Sustainable cities for all - meet the Mayor of Monrovia
Fish versus flowers
The cut flower industry drives the Kenyan economy, but it also pollutes the nation's famous Lake Naivasha.
Turning soils into a carbon sink
Soils can act as a carbon sink, but they can also release CO2 into the atmosphere when unsustainably used.
Eurozone showing sustained growth
The euro zone economy expanded at its fastest rate in a decade in 2017, and sentiment remained high at the start of 2018
Insects on the menu
The global food industry puts a major strain on the environment. Edible insects may be part of a sustainable future.
Germans slow to bin plastics habit
Germany has a reputation for being green. Why then does the country produce so much plastic waste?
Ghana nature hit hard by gold mines - but future looking up
Ghana is one of Africa’s biggest gold producers – and its environment is paying the price. But are things looking up?
Changing for the environment
Recycling, ditching meat and cycling — changes we should be making to protect the environment. What's holding us back?
Social entrepreneurs in action in Davos
Social entrepreneurs attending the Davos meeting play an important part there, and not without reason.
Visit a bioproduct mill
What can products be made from if they are not based on fossil fuels? At a facility in Finland, the renewable resource wood is milled into numerous products. Come with us to see how it's done.
Plastic boats out of water bottles
On the Kenyan island of Lamu, residents have found new ways to fight plastic pollution – building boats out of it.
How Nigeria's rural radio helps farmers with climate change
A Nigerian radio station is helping farmers in the face of climate change by teaching them sustainable farming technique
Turning elephant dung into paper
A group of women in western Uganda are making paper – and a livelihood – out of elephant dung.
Plantable pencils
A socially conscious startup is helping Indian farmers come up with new ways to sustainably secure a living.
Sustaining nature
Climate change threatens India's most sacred river, Senegalese octopus come back from the brink, Chilean fishermen embrace sustainable practices, and we meet the volunteer who's been spearheading the world’s biggest beach cleanup.
Back from the brink
Senegal is the third largest producer of octopus on the African continent, yet octopus stock has fallen by 90 percent since the 1980s. For 20 years, unsustainable fishing practices were ignored in the race to make a profit on the international market. But when fishermen saw the near total decline of their livelihood, they had no choice but to start fishing responsibly.
Germany's building boom 'coming to an end'
German construction companies may no longer be building as much in coming years - despite a deepening housing shortage.
Ocean College: Plastic in Panama
Our Ocean College blogger Lisa reports from Panama, where amid the beautiful scenery is a much less welcome sight.
How sustainably do Germans eat?
Germans cook plenty of vegetables and say they care about animal welfare — but the nation still loves its sausages.
Sustainable building with wood
Wood is being touted as the eco-friendly building material for a bioeconomy future. But how sustainable is it?
Water is precious at sea
As the sea-faring students of Ocean College crossed the Atlantic they realized what a precious resource water can be.
Leeuwarden: European Capital of Culture 2018
The capital of the Dutch region of Frisia's goal: a more open society.
Tourism is booming - and so are its side effects
Overtourism versus sustainability - it is time for a preliminary stock-taking.
You won't stop climate change on your own
Individual action is essential to help prevent climate change, but it needs be backed up by political action.
In search of a sustainable Christmas
Christmas and sustainability are not traditionally synonymous, but there's no reason why they can't be.
Sustainable Christmas
If you want a festive season in which the tree is not all that's green, here are some ideas to get you going.
'Don't divide the world into East and West on ecology'
Ecologist Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev tells DW how he is bringing people together to protect land and water.
Healthy soils and forests for climate and prosperity
Land-use is central to global challenges that are more interconnected than many of us realize.
After the hurricane
A group of German students have been helping with the hurricane cleanup on Dominica.
Nigeria's carrier bag fashionistas
From plastic bags to handbags: how a group of Nigerian women are turning litter into fashion accessories.
Save the Earth from the sofa
Not all heroes wear thrice-recycled hemp capes. But couch potatoes can also help save the planet.
The search for sustainable palm oil
Palm oil is everywhere but it has a bad ecological rep. Can a company in Sierra Leone change that?
Eco-at-Africa – The Environment Magazine
Sanitary pads for schoolgirls, sitting on burning tires and new maize varieties. This and more on eco@africa.
Embracing sustainable green practices
The project “Agropolitan City” could enhance the lives of millions of poor families in Africa.
Wood, sustainable building material
Building with wood is often associated with deforestation. But it's becoming an increasingly popular material used for sustainable building projects — if it's sourced from forests where the wood extracted equals wood replaced. We explore a sustainable wood building project in the heart of Germany to discover what's behind the appeal.
Flip flop, splish splash
A group in Kenya wants to sail thousands of kilometers in a boat made of plastic trash.
Smart City - urban digitalization
Hamburg wants to be a trailblazer in smart traffic solutions – networked, efficient and sustainable.
Senegalese villages fight climate change
Across western Africa, people in rural communities are taking their future into their own hands to fight climate change.
EU investigates new plastic cleanup tech
The EU is exploring high-tech fixes for plastic pollution but some say simpler, more effective solutions already exist.
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